Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Accreditations & Awards
Reference
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Akshita Sekhon

Akshita Sekhon

Summary

Sports Psychologist with elite-level experience, including accreditation with the Indian Shooting Team at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. Skilled in integrating psycho-physiological metrics with psychological skill training programs to enhance readiness and performance in competitive environments.

Overview

2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sports Psychologist

National Rifle Association of India
01.2022 - Current
  • Designated as Sports Psychologist with the Indian Shooting Team for Rifle & Pistol

Guest Lecturer

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies
09.2023 - 04.2024
  • Visiting faculty for postgraduate studies in sports psychology (Online support)

Sports Psychology Resource Person

Sukoon Ghar
2022 - 2022
  • Sports Psychology resource person at Sukoon Ghar aimed at designing and imparting sports psychology modules

Intern

Sports Authority of India
2020 - 2020
  • Interned at Sports Authority of India (SAI), in sports psychology department at Human Performance Lab

Education

Doctoral Degree - Sports Psychology (Interdisciplinary)

LNIPE
Gwalior

Master’s Degree - Sports Psychology

National Sports University
Manipur
05.2021

Bachelor’s Degree (Major) - B.Sc. Clinical Psychology

Amity University Haryana
Haryana
05.2019

Bachelor’s Degree (Minor) - Physical Education and Sports Management

Amity University Haryana
Haryana
05.2019

Skills

  • Biofeedback & Neurofeedback: Operation & Integration into sports-specific domains
  • Self-regulation based interventions
  • Brain Endurance Training
  • HRV-based Training
  • Resonance Frequency Breathing
  • Vision training: Quiet eye
  • Autogenics
  • Visulaization & Interoception Awareness Training
  • Performance Profiling of Athletes
  • Psychological Testing & Evaluation
  • Research acumen & Academic writing
  • Communications & Leadership skills

Certification

  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy- Certificate of Academic Studies
  • EMDR – Practitioner Certificate
  • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy- Practitioner Certificate
  • Cognitive Fitness -Harvard Health Publishing Certificate

Timeline

Guest Lecturer

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies
09.2023 - 04.2024

Sports Psychologist

National Rifle Association of India
01.2022 - Current

Sports Psychology Resource Person

Sukoon Ghar
2022 - 2022

Intern

Sports Authority of India
2020 - 2020

Doctoral Degree - Sports Psychology (Interdisciplinary)

LNIPE

Master’s Degree - Sports Psychology

National Sports University

Bachelor’s Degree (Major) - B.Sc. Clinical Psychology

Amity University Haryana

Bachelor’s Degree (Minor) - Physical Education and Sports Management

Amity University Haryana

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health E-ISSN:2394-1693|VOL-12|ISSUE 4|2025

  • A Review of Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) on Various Psychological and Physiological Variables in Sports

The International Journal of Indian Psychology E-ISSN 2348-5396|VOL-13|ISSUE 2 |2025

  • Impact of Stress Inoculation Training on Psychological Variables in Sports: A Narrative Review

International Journal of sports and exercise psychology, Abstract: VOL. 19, NO. S1, S1–S539 (ISSP 15th congress, Taiwan, 2021)

  • Effect of Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) on Anxiety, Psychological Flexibility & Metacognition in Golfers (S275)
  • Effect of Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) on Competitive State Anxiety Dimensions, Heart Rate & Performance among Golfers (S276)

Studies in Indian Place Names ISSN: 2394- 3114|VOL-40|ISSUE-62|MARCH- 2020

  • Relationship of Psychological Attributes among Football Players
  • Analysis of Psychological Attributes between Qualifying and Non-Qualifying Footballers for Inter-University Team

Accreditations & Awards

Accreditation as Medical Personnel: Indian Shooting Team (Rifle & Pistol)

  • Paris Olympic Games 2024
  • Asian Shooting Championship New Delhi 2026
  • ISSF World Cup Ningbo 2025
  • ISSF World Championship Cairo 2025
  • Asian Shooting Championship Shymkent 2025
  • ISSF World Cup Munich 2024
  • ISSF World Cup Granada 2024
  • ISSF World Championship Baku 2023

Awards & Felicitations:

  • Felicitation by National Rifle Association of India in recognition of contribution to Indian Shooting Team for the Paris Olympic Games 2024
  • Felicitation & Interaction with Nita Ambani at India House by Reliance Foundation in Paris in lieu of the Paris Olympic Games 2024
  • Felicitation & Interaction with the Honorable Prime Minister of India and the President of India in Lieu of Paris Olympic Games 2024
  • Felicitation by the National Sports University for contribution as a sports psychologist with the Indian Shooting Team (2026)
  • Academic Achievement Award in Master's and Bachelor's Degree (2021;2020)

Reference

Dr Pierre Beauchamp | High Performance Director | Indian Shooting Team (2022-Present)| Contact: drpierrebeauchamp@gmail.com

Akshita Sekhon